The clevedon
Discovered in a joint operation between Maritime Discovery Group and WreckSploration on 24/9/2025. The wreck lies in 90m of water off the south west of Rottnest Island.
With a wreck site at around 90m long, and 90m deep this was a big wreck to model.
Built in 1873 in Liverpool and named Chrysomene, she was originally a grain transport clipper. Later renamed Clevedon and owned by the Fremantle Coal Co. Ltd before eventual scuttling in Oct 1930.
From Dr Ross Anderson and Aurora Philpin (WA Museum):
- Site 40 has three main masts, three additional smaller pole masts and two decks.
- The length of the vessel at Site 40 is approximately 78m, meaning either Kirkcudbrightshire or Clevedon were possible vessels for the site’s identification.
- Kirkcudbrightshire is marginally smaller out of the two possible vessels, with a length of 76.3m, 1 deck and 2 tier beams. Kirkcudbrightshire had 4 pole masts at the time it was scuttled, making the site short one pole mast. The poop deck on Kirkcudbrightshire was 9.7m in length, slightly smaller than the poop deck on the site.
- Site 40 is identified as Clevedon (1930)– the 79.8m, ship rigged (3 masted) hulk with two decks and a 12m in length poop deck.
Dived and modelled 24/9/2025
3D Model
Animation
Static Images
Historical images
Although it has been determined that this is not the Bankfield, it is a very similar hulk, photo’s of Bankfield including scuttling photo below.
GPS Position and orientation
Lying in a north/south orientation
Access the details from the WA Museum Shipwreck Database Here
Access the details from Wrecksite.eu Here